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Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 1d

After being with the journal since its very inception, the time has come for me to step back from Microbial Genomics. This is a wonderful opportunity to have a leadership role in one of the leading journals for microbial genomics research

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<i>Microbial Genomics </i> Deputy Editor-in-Chief: Call for Expressions of interest

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Kate Baker @ksbakes.bsky.social · 12d

Why not apply for a Microbiology Society grant to support your attendance at @shigellameeting.bsky.social?

microbiologysociety.org/grants/all-g...

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Aisling Brady @aislingbrady.bsky.social · 20d

Beautiful 😍

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Pint of Science UK @pintofscience.uk · 23d

Happy Postdoc Appreciation Week! 💙

To celebrate postdocs we've teamed up with @proteintech.bsky.social to organise free social events for staff and students at universities.

Register for a free event near you:
pintofscience.co.uk/paw/

#NPAW2025 #CelebratePostdocs

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Aisling Brady @aislingbrady.bsky.social · 28d

cf-PICIs make their own capsids, steal phage tails and jump across species 😱

Lingchen He 何灵尘 @lingchenhe.bsky.social · 29d

We discovered a new horizontal gene transfer mechanism: tail-less cf-PICIs hijack free phage tails extracellularly, forming infectious chimeric virions that drive both intra- and inter-species transfer among bacteria. @jonaszpatkowski.bsky.social @tcostalab.bsky.social @jrpenades.bsky.social

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Aisling Brady @aislingbrady.bsky.social · 28d

Spectacular - congrats Lingchen!

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Aisling Brady @aislingbrady.bsky.social · Aug 28

Ah thank you! One of those was already on my list 🙏

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Aisling Brady @aislingbrady.bsky.social · Aug 27

What is everyone's favourite review on anti-phage/defence systems? Ideally as an introduction to the concept/key systems for undergraduate level without expertise in phage biology #MicroSky #PhageSky

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Aisling Brady @aislingbrady.bsky.social · Aug 19

A huge thanks to the @microbiologysociety.org for their support with my External Event Grant! Attending this conference has been hugely impactful for me at this stage in my career and I’m very grateful 🙏 #ECR #MicroSky

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Aisling Brady @aislingbrady.bsky.social · Aug 19

Back to work this week after a fantastic time in New Hampshire for the GRS/GRC Salmonella 2025! My head is absolutely buzzing with new ideas 🤩💡 #GRC #Salmonella #MicroSky

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Aisling Brady @aislingbrady.bsky.social · Aug 19

@milja001.bsky.social @citizenphage.bsky.social @phagedirectory.bsky.social

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Anne Chevallereau @annechevallereau.bsky.social · Aug 19

#phagesky

I am looking for phages infecting Streptococcus pneumoniae to test a phenotype - does anyone have some and willing to share ?

Repost appreciated :)

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Greg McCallum @gemccallum.bsky.social · Jul 30

Delighted to have this review out with @jpjhall.bsky.social!

We discuss the risk of transmission of antimicrobial resistance in the hospital sink drain microbiome, highlight studies providing evidence of transfer, and consider strategies to mitigate these risks 🪠🦠

doi.org/10.1038/s442...

The hospital sink drain microbiome as a melting pot for AMR transmission to nosocomial pathogens - npj Antimicrobials and Resistance

npj Antimicrobials and Resistance - The hospital sink drain microbiome as a melting pot for AMR transmission to nosocomial pathogens

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Kate Baker @ksbakes.bsky.social · Jul 27

There are half a million cases of invasive non-Typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS) every year and while you might know S. Typhimurim and Enteritidis, you may not have heard of S. Panama 💩 🩸 🧫 💊 Check out our latest in @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.la... and the 🧵 below to find out more 1/n

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Vivek Mutalik @vivekmutalik.bsky.social · Jul 17

#phage #phagesky

A bacterial host factor confines phage localization for excluding the infected compartment through cell division: www.cell.com/cell-reports...

A bacterial host factor confines phage localization for excluding the infected compartment through cell division

Pollak Fiyaksel et al. describe YjbH, a helix-turn-helix DNA-binding protein in Bacillus subtilis, conserved among gram-positive bacteria. YjbH binds the incoming phage genome, confines phage producti...

www.cell.com

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Aisling Brady @aislingbrady.bsky.social · Jul 17

So cool

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Aisling Brady @aislingbrady.bsky.social · Jul 17

Very excited to read the published story from @themaxwelllab.bsky.social ! 🤩 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Prophages block cell surface receptors to preserve their viral progeny - Nature

Zip promotes the accumulation of free phages in bacterial lysogen communities, safeguarding phage progeny.

www.nature.com

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Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences @livuni-ives.bsky.social · Jul 4

Congratulations to Dr Tessa Cornell, a Postdoctoral Research Associate, who has recently been awarded a Soulsby Fellowship for her project which responds to national One Health priorities and evidence gaps in The Gambia, West Africa.

➡️ bit.ly/3TUwuNv

#TeamLivUni

A news title that reads ‘Early career researcher awarded Soulsby Fellowship for One Health research’ in white text against a teal background. Pictured to the right is a photo of Dr Tess Cornall standing n front of a research poster.

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Aisling Brady @aislingbrady.bsky.social · Jul 3

For anyone who missed it earlier this year, I really recommend giving this a listen! @halllab.bsky.social has been doing some really amazing public engagement work 🌟

Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · Jul 3

Peter Wildy Prize Lecture and Interview with Prof. Lindsay Hall from Annual Conference 2025 is now available on YouTube. Watch the full interview and lecture: 'Guardians of the Gut Bringing Microbiome Science to Life through Public Engagement' microb.io/40s1zvB #Microbio25

Visual description: graphic depicts Professor Lindsay Hall giving their lecture. Title reads: "Peter Wildly Prize 2025, Interview and Lecture, Lindsay Hall."

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Michael Brockhurst @brockhurstlab.bsky.social · Jul 3

How phages trigger antiphage defence systems is a big unknown in the field. Looks great!
#mevosky

Emmanuele Severi @emmseveri.bsky.social · Jul 3

#phagesky

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Identifying phage proteins that activate the bacterial innate immune system

Bacteria have evolved sophisticated antiphage systems that halt phage replication upon detecting specific phage triggers. Identifying phage triggers is crucial to our understanding of immune signaling...

www.biorxiv.org

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Danna Gifford @dannagifford.bsky.social · Jun 26

📣 Position available: Research tech in microbial experimental evolution! Working alongside postdoc Louise Flanagan (@flanagella.bsky.social) on understanding how Pseudomonas evolves resistance to antibiotics. 🦠🧫
Closing 9 July #Microsky
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Research Technician :Oxford Road

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk

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Contamination Club @contamclub.bsky.social · Jun 2

🚨 Very excited to finally say… 🚨

The story of Noodlococcus - the contaminant that started ContamClub - is available to read 📖🍜🦠

Check it out ➡️ doi.org/10.1101/2025...

1/15 🧵

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Aisling Brady @aislingbrady.bsky.social · May 22

Had a great time at @pintofscience.uk in Ship & Mitre, Liverpool last night 🦠 🍺 🧫 some really great talks! A particular well done to @prajwalvb.bsky.social, we’re all waiting patiently for you to release “Keeping up with the Chemotrophs” 😉

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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · May 20

NEWS | A study has advanced how we diagnose the causes of diarrhoeal illness.

Researchers used cutting-edge techniques to examine DNA & RNA directly from samples—no need to grow bugs in a lab! This reveals emerging pathogens that traditional tests can miss ⬇️

news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/05/20/a...

News: study improves detection of hard-to-find diarrhoeal infections

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Ed Cunningham-Oakes @edcoakes.bsky.social · May 20

1/12 🎉 We're excited to announce our Genome Medicine paper benchmarking 1000+ metagenomes (DNA) and metatranscriptomes (RNA) from infectious intestinal disease patients against pathogen diagnostics. The full dataset is public to accelerate pathogen discovery & surveillance: doi.org/10.1186/s130...

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